How to Grow Rhubarb

Learn helpful tips how to grow rhubarb successfully from planting to harvesting in your garden so you can enjoy its fruit for years to come.

10 Tips How to Grow Rhubarb Successfully in Your Garden

Rhubarb is a delicious fruit grown in Wisconsin. Many folks grow it alongside their homes, in gardens and containers.

My favorite memories of this plant include cutting these super tart stems and my mom making rich rhubarb pie. It’s no wonder why when I see it in the grocery store, I gravitate toward it to make my own recipes for my family.

DID YOU KNOW? Is rhubarb a fruit or vegetable? Fact: It’s considered both. Botanically, it is a vegetable. But in 1947, a New York court ruling decided that for all intensive purposes rhubarb would be regulated as a fruit–since the majority of people here in the U.S. treated it as a fruit. (Source: Wikipedia)

2. Rhubarb is a perennial that requires well-drained soil with plenty of sunshine.

3. This plant doesn’t like dry roots, so keep it moist by watering regularly. You can also use bark mulch to will help with this task.

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